CM announces a major decrease in state's unemployment rate

Said government provided jobs to 17,554 youths till March 2025

IH News Desk

AGARTALA, April 30, 2025: Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha Wednesday announced a significant decrease in the state's unemployment rate. The government is working to ensure employment opportunities and has provided jobs to 17,554 youths till March 2025 through a transparent recruitment policy.

3,554 people have been given government jobs in 2025 alone.

Dr Saha was speaking at the appointment letter distribution ceremony for 228 Under Graduate Teacher (UGT) and Graduate Teacher (GT) posts under the state government's Education Department. The process of distributing offers has been ongoing for the last few months, and arrangements will be made to provide offers in the next few days.

One of the state government's goals is to increase the speed of administration with transparency. The government has been providing government jobs with transparency, creating new posts in various departments and filling vacant posts.

Chief Minister said over 2,900 people have been youths employed in government and private institutions through various agencies and over 1,600 jobs have been created in industrial areas in the last three years through the Tripura Industrial Development Corporation. The state government is giving special importance to skill development and vocational education.

According to a survey, the unemployment rate in the state was much higher than the national average, with the state unemployment average being 1.7% in the financial year 2023-24.

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